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The village, located just a few hundred meters from the medieval town of Schmiedeberg, is first documented in 1419 as "Basewitz". The name is presumably derived from the Slavic Basevici ("people of a Bas"). Its origins therefore likely lie even earlier; just as it is also to be assumed that a small chapel probably stood on the site of the present church. The small church made of fieldstones, iron ore pieces, and claystones, which was demolished in 1859 due to major structural damage, was estimated by experts at the time to be 500 years old and had space for "150 souls". It was pastorally and parish-wise served from Pretzsch; the catchment area also included Kleinkorgau and the now deserted places of Zoog, Lausig, and Saulitz. That the interior of the church cannot have been entirely unsightly is proven by the still existing baroque altar and pulpit (both around 1620). The present neoclassical village church was built in 1859 using old materials and solemnly consecrated on February 7, 1860. The altar and pulpit with vestibule, pews, and galleries were taken over from the predecessor church, but in a new color scheme. The windows were newly made. A harmonium, acquired later, served for the musical accompaniment of the service. Roof and tower repairs were carried out in 1935. The documents placed in the tower sphere at that time were reviewed in 1990 and provide an interesting insight into that era. In preparation for the Reformation anniversary in 1967, further necessary repairs were carried out. A memorial plaque for the victims of World War II was made and installed with great public participation. The painter and graphic artist Martin Wolf, Leipzig, designed a new altarpiece with a scene from the Garden of Gethsemane: "But an angel from heaven appeared to him and strengthened him" (Luke 22:43). Despite all these efforts, the exterior and interior of the church in 1990 were still in a shocking state. Thanks to the new political and economic conditions and the great commitment of the parish council and the Bad Schmiedeberg pastor Helga Paul, extensive restorations were carried out in 1990/91 and 1993. The church thus presents itself again in its state from 1860, supplemented by a wrought-iron chandelier and a pew heating system. Source http://www.evkirche-bad-schmiedeberg.de/verzeichnis/visitenkarte.php?mandat=143383

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The church in Gruna is the center of the village, right on the village square, flanked by the fire station and the community center.

After 1945, the Grunaer Church was left unused for services and exposed to weathering and destruction. The flood of the century in 2002 had ultimately also severely damaged the house of worship internally. During the renovation work in the church, precious gravestones (epitaphs) made of Italian marble and other valuable stones from the time of the von Spiegel family were found. They lay with the valuable, carved side facing down in the floor and had not been recognized as such until then. In 2005, fourteen epitaphs, after extensive reconstruction, were placed around the inner surrounding walls and are now visible to everyone. 6 years after the flood, the Grunaer Church could be returned to its original use in 2008 after extensive repair and renovation. Source https://laussig.com/index.php/kirchen/kirche-gruna

The Wendenturm, which only received this name in the 19th century, is the keep of a 14th-century moated castle. In plan, it represents a rectangle with a base area of 8 x 9.5 m and walls 2 m thick. In addition, the tower with a hipped roof is approx. 30 m high. Together with the modern manor house, it stands on an earth mound - the remains of a Slavic motte-and-bailey castle. The mound has a diameter of approx. 50 m. It is surrounded on the NE, SE, and SW sides by an approx. 30 m wide, once water-filled moat, which has a depth of approx. 2.5 to 3 m. Source https://www.burgenwelt.org/deutschland/wendenturm/object.php

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